name
Quisqueya
kees-KAY-yah
kiːsˈkeɪjɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Quisqueya
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Taino (Caribbean)
- Meaning
- the ancient Taino name for the island of Hispaniola meaning mother of all lands or the great land; the name is deeply embedded in Caribbean identity and is used today as a poetic and patriotic name for the Dominican Republic; as a personal name it bestows on the bearer a connection to the island's pre-Columbian heritage and the Taino worldview in which Hispaniola was understood as the original land from which all other territories descended
- Gender
- female
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